Gujarat saunf adulteration: 3,500 kg of fennel seeds dyed with unsafe chemicals seized in major raidThe Gujarat Food Safety Department seized more than 3,500 kilograms of allegedly adulterated fennel seeds from Ganapati Cleaning Factory in...
24 May, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Food safety watchdog FSSAI seeks detailed explanation from Blinkit on poor quality egg complaintsIndia's food regulator FSSAI has asked quick-commerce firm Blinkit for an explanation. This follows consumer complaints about poor-quality ...
15 May, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
FSSAI acts tough against the use of banned artificial ripeners in fruitsIndia's food regulator, FSSAI, has ordered states to crack down on illegal fruit ripening methods, particularly the use of banned calcium c...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.11 AM IST
FSSAI tightens food safety net; states drive enforcement push in FY 2025-26India's food safety agency, FSSAI, inspected nearly four lakh establishments and tested over 1.6 lakh food samples in 2025-26. States playe...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
FSSAI licences, registrations to have perpetual validity; no renewals neededThe FSSAI is shaking things up with groundbreaking reforms aimed at revitalizing the food landscape. Licenses and registration certificates...
13 Mar, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
FSSAI left in limbo as Food Authority remains unreconstituted weeks after term endsIndia's food watchdog, FSSAI, faces a regulatory vacuum. The Food Authority's term expired, leaving it unable to approve new regulations or...
10 Jan, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Food businesses must display license, QR code of mobile app to register consumer complaints: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated that all food business operators prominently display their licenses a...
01 Aug, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
FSSAI lens on 526 ecommerce food storage facilitiesThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India served notices to 526 ecommerce food storage facilities after inspections revealed violati...
28 Jul, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
FSSAI gets 21,042 consumer grievances against food delivery apps in last 5 fiscal yearsOver 21,000 consumer complaints against online food delivery apps have been registered with the FSSAI in the past five years. These complai...
01 Apr, 2025, 07.04 PM IST
FSSAI makes mandatory for food businesses to mention FSSAI licence No. on invoice/bills from Oct 1Mentioning of FSSAI number shall also improve the overall awareness, the regulator said if not mentioned, it will indicate non-compliance o...
10 Jun, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
FSSAI makes BIS certification mandatory for packaged drinking water companiesFSSAI said that as per Section 31 of FSS Act 2008, all Food Business Operators (FBOs) have to obtain license/ registration before commencem...
27 Mar, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Zomato, Swiggy, Foodpanda, 7 others delist over 5,000 restaurants:FSSAIThe move by the companies comes after FSSAI asked them in July to stop using edibles supplied by non-licensed operators.
10 Oct, 2018, 06.15 PM IST
Food platforms yet to delist many restaurants sans FSSAI licenceApart from Swiggy, UberEats, Zomato, FSSAI had sent notices to Box8, Fasso’s, FoodCloud, Foodmongo, Foodpanda, Jusfood and LimeTray.
02 Aug, 2018, 11.59 PM IST
CAG raps FSSAI over licensing process, poor food testing labsFSSAI also failed to ensure that unsafe foods are not imported to the country, said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in i...
19 Dec, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
No import of food items with less than 60% shelf life: FSSAIAs per the new regulations, no article of food shall be cleared from the customs unless it has a valid shelf life of not less than 60 per c...
20 Mar, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
Register with us, FSSAI tells e-tailersThe FSSAI has asked all major e-commerce companies to register under the FSS Act 2006 if they want to continue their food business operatio...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Our noodle brand has not flouted FSSAI norms: Patanjali YogpeethFSSAI chairman Ashish Bahuguna had stated that Patanjali's instant noodle brand is yet to obtain mandatory approvals from the food regulato...
18 Nov, 2015, 12.56 PM IST